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Secondary recovery of petroleum

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6985917

A procedure is described for the secondary recovery of petroleum, which, in particular, involves a process for reducing the amount of water recovered from a producing well in a waterflooding process for recovering petroleum from a subterranean oil-bearing formation. This reduction in water is accomplished by introducing a stable liquid dispersion of a water soluble anionic vinyl addition polymer and a water-soluble cationic polymer. (5 claims)

Assignee:
Nalco Chemical Co.
Patent Number(s):
US 3779316
OSTI ID:
6985917
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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